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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 23, 2026Ultramagic Sa N-210
N1958S is an Ultramagic Sa N-210, a balloon with no engine, built in 2021. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Broomfield, Colorado. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 1, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated July 8, 2021.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Ultramagic Sa
- Model
- N-210 · all N-210s and related versions
- Built of
- fabric and wickerA hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Ultramagic Sa N-210 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 210/149
- Type
- BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 2021
- Transponder code
- A17E3F (octal 50277077)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- May 1, 2021
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · July 8, 2021
- FAA region
- Northwest MountainFAA region code S (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 01339919
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Vandelhoef Edward L DBA
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 890 Hemlock Way
Broomfield, CO 80020-1815 - Co-owners
- Aero Cruise Balloons Adventures
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N1958S links to the rest of the register
- Ultramagic Sa N-210 9 registered
- Ultramagic Sa 73 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Type certificate B02CE · held by Ultramagic S A
- Broomfield, CO 141 aircraft registered in this town
- Colorado 7,454 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Ultramagic Sa N-210 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Ultramagic Sa N-210 6 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N1958S, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Vandelhoef Edward L DBA, an individual, certificate issued May 1, 2021, expires May 31, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated July 8, 2021, consistent with the 2021 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 210/149 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N1958S was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Lockheed PV-1 (serial 5173, cancelled August 6, 2012). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N1958S: Accident on July 14, 2023 at Erie, CO: serious injuries. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
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NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ultramagic SA N-210 · operated under 091
A hard landing due to the high wind conditions which resulted in two passengers sustaining serious injuries.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data